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$307 Find Cheap Flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro

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Cheapest round-trip
$563
Overall average: $783
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JFK - GIG • 2 stops
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$708
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JFK - GIG • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro (JFK-RIO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro

Wed, Mar 4 - Sat, Mar 21
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12:35 am - 7:05 am
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GIG
28h 30m2 stops
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37h 25m2 stops
$563Multiple Airlines
Wed, Mar 4 - Sat, Mar 21
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17h 35m1 stop
$564Multiple Airlines
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21h 55m1 stop
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16h 10m1 stop
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$576Multiple Airlines
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$603Air Canada
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KAYAK's insights & trends for John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro costs $508 on the route between New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK) and Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Airport (GIG). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

The average price of all round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Rio de Janeiro on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro is October, where tickets cost $718 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,424 and $1,175 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

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Premium Economy offers upgraded seats, meals, and amenity kits for long flights.


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LATAM's Premium Business class features lie-flat beds and all-aisle access.


LATAM+ seats offer extra legroom with up to 35” pitch in Economy.

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Delta One Suites offer privacy with sliding doors on select aircraft.


Premium Select seats include footrests and memory foam pillows for added comfort.

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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$307
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro-Galeao Airport

When to book flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro was $307 for a one-way ticket and $563 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Rio de Janeiro?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Rio de Janeiro from New York John F Kennedy Airport.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    On your way to Rio de Janeiro, you’ll fly out from New York John F Kennedy Intl. You’ll be landing in one of Rio de Janeiro’s 2 airports: Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl or Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    American Airlines, GOL, Delta, LATAM Airlines, and Air France offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Rio de Janeiro, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    There are nonstop flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Rio de Janeiro, Delta or Copa Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Rio de Janeiro are Delta and Copa Airlines. With an average price for the route of $886 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Copa Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $783 and an overall rating of 7.6.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Rio de Janeiro from New York John F Kennedy Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Rio de Janeiro with an airline and back to New York John F Kennedy Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Rio de Janeiro from New York John F Kennedy Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Rio de Janeiro

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $449 or less one-way and $828 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Rio de Janeiro?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro.
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Direct departures

New York John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro

Monday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Tuesday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Wednesday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Thursday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Friday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Saturday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Sunday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

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Direct returns

Rio de Janeiro to New York John F Kennedy Intl

Monday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Tuesday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Wednesday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Thursday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Friday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Saturday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

Sunday

American Airlines, Delta

American Airlines, Delta

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from John F Kennedy Intl to Rio de Janeiro

 
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None of the airplane features were available during the flight.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Dec 2025
JFK - SDQ
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None of the airplane features were available during the flight.

Original flight was cancelled and when i was rebooked by the airline, they couldn't seat me in the same type of seat as I had originally booked (went from window/aisle to middle/middle and one was a bulkhead seat, and other wasn't in the same class)

Plenty of leg room, temperature was great and staff was excellent. Would do it more often.

I truly love flying with Delta. They have always treated me with the upmost respect

The aircraft interior is old and tired on this aircraft. The entertainment system never worked despite the crews attempt to reset the system.

The flight was great. The gate location was way to far away!!!

I believe that a four-hour trip should have a meal. Delta had none.

Was charged for my luggage despite having been on one ticket from an international flight. Too tired to argue after 15 hours on flight. Was charged for rechecking it at JFK airport. Not sure why those off Kenya Airways were required to do that.

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

At first, we were on the runway for about an hour, literally. The Captain did explain that the Control Tower just had a change shift (sounds like an unrealistic excuse) and then that we had to change a runway. A regular economy seat is made for 12 yo twiggy. I understand Delta wants to push for an upgrade, but after sitting in a Comfort seat and in First class. I would say First class is not worthy of my money. The landing was delayed because of the weather in NYC, I don't hold that against Delta, of course. The Captain did alert us to that upon takeoff in Vegas and again as we reached NY.

Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

Some of the Air hostesses are not that friendly. Need improvement

Simply as follows:- First, there was no vegetarian option for the meal Second, only 2 washrooms for the entire economy class.

I liked the meatloaf the chicken was awful but the plane was on time and got there and the staff was nice.

Boarding was quick & efficient; they gave boarding groups due priority; staff & air crew were very cordial and helpful, pleasant flight.

Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

Did upgrade, travel in business it was great (more room I could sleep)

We had a five hour layover in the way home from Colombia. I read the "bout your flight" email carefully before we checked bags. We had to go through security right at the gate. Almost lost our ground coffee because that airport only allows 16 ounce of coffee and we had 18. I've been to 48 countries and never heard of a coffee restriction. I can't follow a rule I don't know about. I requested they bring our coffee to our checked luggage. Instead tey gate checked our bag for free. Back to planning transfers in Dallas I guess

Placed us in the last rear row of the plane so could not recline seats because of the rear wall, and also made it more of a tight space when the passenger in front reclined their seat. While understand seat assignments, every passenger should be afforded a reclining seat. The odor control scent from the restrooms was overwhelming strong. My wife and I could not deal with it, and she suffered a terrible headache as a result. I kept getting hit by the crew since I was on the ilse seat. No apologies, nothing. They made me feel like I was supposed to take the beating for a 3 hr flight.

There was no individual at the front check in when I arrived. I waited for at least 15 minutes and walked around asking security/janitors if they could help and they did not have a solution. So I had to take my checked bag through security and they threw away some of my items. I ended up making it to the gate only a few minutes before it closed due to my waiting for an agent at check in.

I booked a flight through Kayak to Brazil I have traveled to Brazil several times before Kayak Delta or LATAM never mentioned during the booking or in the pre flight process that the visa requirements to visit Brazil have changed earlier this year. I was unaware of this change and as such never got a visa and was unable to fly from JFK to Sao Paulo Add to this that Delta allowed me to fly from Boston to JFK which they should not have as I didn’t have a visa. It has been a terrible experience and a huge loss of money

Latam may be the worst airline in the world, far worse than even the lowest of low cost airlines in the USA. I wasted hours trying to PAY THEM TO CHECK A BAG! Then they misled me at the terminal, sent me through the wrong security line, the list goes on and on... Just absolutely terrible in every way. Avoid at all costs.

Poor, the airline was not able to help me move flights.

The way the Pilot made all announcements, specially the way he congratulated the entire crew as the best team ever, making a comment that due to them they were able to shorter the delay to the destination. Amazing flight .

Just to drop my already labeled bag it took 50 minutes inline. Completely disappointed with Latam operation at GRU

I’m entitled to a refund per LATAM due to the mid flight itinerary change and being stuck in São Paulo for 24 hours and needing to get a hotel. The airline was dismissive and of no help.

The flight was late. Please do not delay next time.

I couldn't travel, now I can't get a refund and to change the date I have to pay an absurd fine.

Boarding was confusing with a delayed flight because there was no English translation

My biggest complaint is the comfort. I am not tall and there was no legroom. It was very uncomfortable. During my transfer in Sao Paola, the flight was slightly delayed so boarding was confusing because there were no instructions in English.

Baggage handling poor. Second time this has happened. My bag went to San Francisco instead of Fiji. No apology. Luckily Nadi airport staff are fantastic. My bag arrived in Fiji the next day.

Disliked having to wait a little longer to disembark from the plan when we landed in London

Food should be better quality. Video screens have poor resolution and the library of movies is poor. The other airlines are much better.

They only offered water for Group 6. Awful announcements from the Crew. Couldn't understand a single word. Barely came by for the trash afterwards. Man, I love water for a premium flight. Wow. Water in a cup.

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

We arrived 4 hours early and still almost missed the flight because they weren’t able to access one of the boarding tickets. They then sent hour bags late and we were all of our without clothing and eventually had to take an expensive cab back and forth to the airport as they wouldn’t deliver the bag which arrived late at night that day and we would have to wait until noon the began day (messing up a second day of plans). Also, all the food has dairy or pork. No vegan or even vegetarian option in the flight—even for purchase.

The comfort of the seats was great, the crew eased my child’s anxieties and the fact that I had full cans of my beverage choice was great.

Pathetic check in experience at JFK. Everything is self check in. Not enough staff present to help with when the check in process or the kiosk gets stuck. Staff present not welcoming or pleasant at all. On the other hand the NY based flight crew was great. Courteous and friendly throughout the flight. Special meals leave a lot to be desired. Kids meals should be made available when kids are flying and same goes for special kids meals too.

Food was terrible, all served at once, poor quality . Wine and bread offered only once.

Waited on the runway for takeoff for 2.5 hours. Air traffic rerouted us. The plane didn't have enough fuel, so had to go back to the gate. Had to wait for a new pilot. Should have landed at 5:22. Didn't land until 9:10. Trash flight.

We waited for one hour to deboard the plane after landing. That could be better

I handed in my suitcase in perfect condition at SAL Airport. And in MIA Airport I received it with one corner broken and the wheels bent.

I like the crew they're very friendly. I don't like. on five hour flight they not offered snacks. Any drink. Not even coffee

Not even water is offered on the flight. You cannot lean back on the seats and the seats are so narrow you can’t avoid rubbing elbows with the person next to you.

I couldnt recline the seat. Other than that crew was very attentive and helpful. Thsnk you

I had to go to the boarding counter for them to enter my return flight as it’s not with Avianca. There was a long queue as there were lots of people being called to the counter.

This low cost airline looks and fells more like a local bus. In a 6 hour flight not being able to recline a seat is torture. The only thing available with no charge is a glass of water provided by, mostly, rude staff. Our luggage didn’t arrive

6 hour flight and have to pay for everything 100 dollars to add a carry-on bag is insane

Did not fly with Pakistan International Airlines. Have never flown with Pakistan International Airlines.

Boarding, crew were excellent, food was ok and entertainment need to improve

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